Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-21
DISTRICT INTERESTS DISCUSSED.
Important Meeting Of the Citizens'
COmmfttCe Of One Hundred

DISTRICT INTERESTS DISCUSSED.
Important Meeting Of the Citizens'
Committee Of Ono Hundred.
TIE DIRECT TAx-scHzDuLH OF STRICT IMPROVE
hENTS-AI1EGED DIVISION OF APPROPRIATIONS
Law AND oRDER-PRoPOSED R1F0BA-TN1 CEN
.THNNIAL ENDoRsED.
The Citizens Representative Committee Of One
Hundred met last evening at Grand Army Hall In
the absence OF the secretary, Mr.. Lawrence Gard
ner, M 7. A. Lambert was chosen secretary. Mr..
W. b. Singleton, the chairman OF the committee
on water supply and sewerage, stated In reply to
an inquiry from President Fendall as to what dis
position he wished to have made OF the report
presented at the last meeting from that commit
Tee, that the report was merely preliminary one,
and that he wished It to lie on the table until q
further report was made. Mr.. Richard T. Morsell,
the secretary OF the committee Cd assessment and
taxation, submitted report upon the resolutions
onered at previous meeting by MI. w. G. Dodge
the direct tax imposed by act OF Congress August
5, 1861, and paid by the District was S49 ga.
has been allowed a refund Of Is Der cent on the
amount paid by them, to ascertain what steps II
any, have ever been taken by the District authori
entitled Also II they IND that no action has been
taken to report what action Is necessary to secure
Tue amount TO which the District Il entitled.
HOW THE TAX WAS LEVIED.
The report stated that the act referred to pro
vides that direct tax Of SO o00o 600 be annually
laid upon the United States, and that this
amount is apportioned among the States and Ter.
ritories in specined sums Among these the share
OF the District Is given as stated above The act
ADDS that any State, Territory, and the District
in its own way and manner and by and through
It's own omcers, and any State, Territory or the
District OF Columbia which shall give notice to
Officers on or before the second Tuesday in febru.
airy ioiiowtng the intention to assess and collect
and pay this tax, shall be entitled, in lieu OF the
compensation allowed to assessors and collectors
OF the United States, deduction of Is per cent on
us quota The act further provides that such deduc
IonS shall be only on such amounts as shall be
paid on or before the last day OF June Of the
mentioned, and deduction OF 10 per cent on such
parts as shall have been paid In on or before the
way fne OF the states
1854, there was appropriated to enable the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury to pay the Statesof Caifor
a1 the Of Quota the
direct tax OF 1851, account OF the proper costs
ior assuming the collection OF the same as follows
sSa:sS37iE1o; and to Nevada, sess.so. in ALL
The three States above named appear to be all
as far as your committee has been able to ascer.
tain.
WHAT THE COMMITTEES RECOMMENDS.
Your committee, on the LIST instant, addressed
q communication TO the Commissioners of the Dis.
tr1ct OF Columbia on the subject, and, in reply,
received a letter, addressed to their secretary,
10 the Following enect viz: referring to yours Of
the first instant, enclosing copy OF resolutions
sensexe al af mee6g q the Citzeas Repre-
ing any Information In the possession OF the CON-
mlssionerS on the subject OF the direct tax imposed
6y act OF Congress Of August lel and paid on
to reply that bill, Senate 995 was introduced
during the last session OF Congress- and passed
missioners favored the measure and will advocate
Its revival and passage during the next session.
''Your committe are advised that by reason Of the
IN meeting this tax, the Dissric1 Was entitled to
refund Of The Is per centum In addition to the
amount actually paid and provision TO that ef-
duced, but was stricken out in committee. AS the
Senate bill proposes to refund the entire tax
collected from all the states, Territories
tee are OF opinion that the object OF the
resolution would be best met by urging the
passage OF that or similar bin Qncluding the Is
next session OF Congress. And your committee,
having fully reported, beg to be discharged"
A motion by Mr. Jonn 4. Mitchell that the report
Do accepted was carried.
Mr. CLARKE's OBJECTION.
The chair having ruled that the adoption, the
acceptance, and the agreement to a report were
one and the same thing, and that the report had
been adopted, motion to reconsider was carried.
MI. s. e. Clarke said that II his recollection was
correct most Of the States accepted this proposi-
ton and paid in IS per cent In the case OF others
the Government collected the tax, and under the
proposed bill, they will receive back their whole
quota, although they went TO no expense In col
lecting. Then, in the states in Instruction the
money was collected in some instances from only
one part OF the State, and In the proposed bill the
entire State would receive the benefit. The inter
a
He thought that the claim OF the District ought
to go before Congress by itself, as he was OF The
opinion that the bill introduced at the last session
would never become law.
Capt. K w. Tyler said that he saw no reason to
change the report, and upon motion, the report OF
the committee was adopted.
STREETS AND AVENUES.
Mr.. Noble D. Larner, from the committee on
Streets avenues, and alleys, reported that the
committee had carefully considered the requests
for the improvement OF streets and avenues that
have been submitted to 1t, and submit for the
consideration and approval OF the representative
committee q schedule OF such streets and avenues
1t thinks should receive the favorable consider
alton OF the commissioners OF the District, and be
placed on their list OF streets and avenues to be
recommended by them for improvement to Con-
gress at its next session. 'YOur committee Is
aware" continues the report, "that the streets
and avenues recommended for improvement viii
involve the expenditure OF much larger amount
OF money than has heretofore been asked for this
purpose; but, believing as we do, that It Is the
W1SeSL policy 10 push 10 complexion Cne improve.
ment OF all OF our streets and avenues within the
shortest possible time we therefore make the rec
OmmendatiOn for the improvement OF the streets
and avenues named in the schedule attached.
Some portions OF our city have received large ap-
preparations for the improvement OF streets and
avenues while other portions equally deserving
consideration, have been comparatively ignored
In the distribution Of appropriations, and unless
consideration be soon given to the heretofore neg
lected sections, the work that has been done In
the more favored portions will have become SO old
and d1lapidated that new appropriations will
have to be asked for the replacing OF
what has heretofore been done, which,
judging from past experience, Will again stand In
the way Of the heretofore less favored portions OF
our city, receiving their share OF the funds OF the
District accumulated IN no small part from the
taxes paid by owners OF property in these sections
The finances OF the District at the present time,
III the statement lately made by District official
that the General Government Is Indebted to the
District Government for its share OF money neces-
sary to carry on the affairs Of the District In the
sum OF s. 000, 600 be true) are in good condition
to justify the improvement OF our streets and
avenues on a very liberal scale, and therefore We
recommend the approval OF the schedule herewith
presented, and that It be referred to executive
committee, to present the same to the District
Commissioners and urge its approval by them.
The committee az this time wishes to direct your
attention to the unlawful obstruction OF Maryland
avenue and the reservation between 9th ana 9th
streets southwest. These distractions, which
exist without law, are creations OF the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad Co., and as no Improvement